This movie just blew me away. I know I'm revealing a lot about myself by saying that and there will probably be some of you who have derogatory comments about me after this. Dig away - I don't care. I'm in love with this movie.
I'm not a typical fan of fantasy movies and I don't get off on a whole lot of special effects - usually. Avatar takes special effects into a whole new stratosphere! Seeing it in Imax 3-D helped me feel as if I was living on the planet Pandora. There's a lot of obvious metaphor, given away in the first few minutes of the movie, as we're told that the Americans are on this new planet because they're after a rare and valuable mineral called, get this, Unobtainium. But I was transported way beyond suspension of disbelief, and into my ideal world where people respect the planet and honor the connection we have to each other, to earth and to spirit. If one allows themselves to be similarly transported, one will enter into a timeless story of the Warrior's Journey, witness profound forgiveness, and begin to think about how one's own actions may be trampling over the hearts and souls of other beings, be they Afghanistani, Iraqi, the homeless, deer and turkeys during hunting season, or your employee.
There are many lessons one can take away from this movie. I encourage all of you to go see it and tap into the one(s) that speak to you in a deep and profound way. Enjoy! all you movie go'ers!
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